| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2965 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1881 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1566 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1536 |
| Registration plate issues | 1032 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 335 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 324 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 287 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 238 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 232 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 226 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 190 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 173 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 173 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 169 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 153 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 152 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 151 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 119 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 99 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 89 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 87 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 87 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 86 |
| Windscreen has damage | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 74 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 70 |
| Rear brake binding | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 67 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 55 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 50 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 48 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 47 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 47 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 46 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |